TERRORISM: The 38 Hours: Trial by Terror

The heart of the capital was under siege. Everywhere, it seemed, was
the wail of sirens, snarled traffic, milling crowds, police marksmen
poised on rooftops, swarms of reporters interviewing one another in
the glare of floodlights. Extra guards were posted at Government buildings;
on the Hill each member of Congress was offered an armed police escort.
The Washington Monument was temporarily closed to visitors: it was
within the range of snipers. Affairs of state moved forwardcautiously.
At the end of his visit with President Carter, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak
Rabin left quietly...